Iran's Revolutionary Guards have successfully tested a solid fuel-powered rocket capable of carrying satellites, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace department said Thursday night.
The ideological army of the Islamic Republic of Iran released video of what the Revolutionary Guards said was a successful test of the rocket's main propulsion engine. The test took place last week, according to the same source.
It is the first time that Iran is using a solid fuel rocket instead of a liquid fuel rocket used in the past two years, said General Amirali Hajizadeh, quoted by Iran's Irna news agency.
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Iran can now send more satellites into space, he added.
Solid fuel rockets can be used by mobile launchers, while pure solid fuel rockets are mainly attached to ballistic missile systems.
The new Iranian satellites consist of non-metallic composite bodies with stationary boosters, which will further increase the rocket's power and reduce costs, the general quoted by Irna assured.
Iran announced on December 30 the launch into space of a rocket carrying three space research devices, prompting immediate U.S. protests. The following day, Tehran said the launch had failed.
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